Shoppers now facing 'fruit and veggie flation' this fall [View all]
Source: Scripps News
Posted 7:08 AM, Sep 22, 2025
Higher produce prices are forcing many shoppers like Jessie Nickerson to rethink where they buy fresh fruits and vegetables. Nickerson says she was stunned by prices at her organic grocery store.
"Over $2 for one tomato. That was a little steep for me," Nickerson said.
At Roth Produce, a local produce stand, Michael Guintini says he is fighting "fruit and veggie-flation" the best he can. Recently, he had to stop selling asparagus after tariffs sent prices on Mexican asparagus soaring. "For me to make any money, I'd have to charge over $8 a pound, and I can't do that," Guintini said.
The same goes for imported berries like blueberries and blackberries. Guintini says he’s also given up on Honeycrisp apples. "Well, Honeycrisp is always expensive," Guintini said.
Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/dont-waste-your-money/shoppers-now-facing-fruit-and-veggie-flation-this-fall
I (and many on DU) had parents who grew up during a period when you could basically only buy produce "in season". Out of season would have been "canned" (either jarred or literal cans). My mother would always give the example of how "an orange at Christmas" was a treat. Now with all the imports from countries below the equator (e.g, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, etc), we could get that produce basically "year round".
Then came the tariffs.
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